ABSTRACT 

The research topic "Effect of Outsourcing on the Organizational Performance," the case of Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL), Mombasa Kenya. The main objectives of the study included. To find out the effect of outsourcing on the organization performance To find out the process of outsourcing in the organization To examine the relationship between outsourcing and performance of the organization To find out solutions to the effects of outsourcing The literature review presents works of other scholars on areas of outsourcing. The literature review is organized in such a way that it correlates with the objectives of the study and gives an insight into what researcher has done in as far as answering the research questions. The study area deception and methodology o the study offers a concise discussion of the methodological aspects used in the study looking to how various tools were used to collect data from KPRL as well as way in which all the information collected was processed, analyzed and presented discussed and so on. The presentation and discussion of the findings is around the themes relating to the objectives, variables and research questions of the study. Here the effects of outsourcing on the organization performance are analyzed. Finally the conclusions focus on the references from the research and answers to the research questions are briefly discussed in this area.